逆行

Chinese

		contrary; opposite; backwards contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
trad. (逆行)		逆	行
simp. #(逆行)		逆	行

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nìxíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jik⁶ hang⁴

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): gia̍k-hêng / ge̍k-hêng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gêh⁸ gian⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nìxíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nìsíng
    • Wade–Giles: ni⁴-hsing²
    • Yale: nì-syíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nihshyng
    • Palladius: нисин (nisin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jik⁶ hang⁴
    • Yale: yihk hàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁹ hang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yig⁶ heng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚² hɐŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gia̍k-hêng
    • Tâi-lô: gia̍k-hîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giagheeng
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡiak̚²⁴⁻² hiɪŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍k-hêng
    • Tâi-lô: gi̍k-hîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gegheeng
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɪŋ¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ɡiɪk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gêh⁸ gian⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ke̍h kiâⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /keʔ⁴⁻² kĩã⁵⁵/

Verb

逆行 (intransitive)

1. (of vehicles) to go in the wrong direction; to drive against traffic
2. (astronomy) to retrograde
3. (neologism, figurative) to be contrary to the common run

   如今在德國數十條街道以Georg Elser的名字命名，還有多座紀念碑為其矗立，以紀念這位孤獨逆行的勇士。 [MSC, trad.]
   如今在德国数十条街道以Georg Elser的名字命名，还有多座纪念碑为其矗立，以纪念这位孤独逆行的勇士。 [MSC, simp.]

   Rújīn zài Déguó shùshí tiáo jiēdào yǐ Georg Elser de míngzì mìngmíng, háiyǒu duō zuò jìniànbēi wèi qí chùlì, yǐ jìniàn zhèwèi gūdú nìxíng de yǒngshì. [Pinyin]

   Dozens of streets in Germany are now named after Georg Elser, and multiple monuments also stand in his honor, commemorating this brave warrior who defied the tide of his time all by himself.

Derived terms

• 逆行者 (nìxíngzhě)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (逆行):

• → Japanese: 逆行(ぎゃっこう) (gyakkō)
• → Korean: 역행(逆行) (yeokhaeng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
逆	行
ぎゃく > ぎゃっ Grade: 5	こう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʲa̠k̚ko̞ː]
• (Tokyo) ぎゃっこー [gyàkkóó] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

逆(ぎゃっ)行(こう) • (gyakkō) ^{←ぎやくこう (gyakukou)?}

1. going backwards

Verb

逆(ぎゃっ)行(こう)する • (gyakkō suru) ^{←ぎやくこう (gyakukou)?}intransitive suru (stem 逆(ぎゃっ)行(こう)し (gyakkō shi), past 逆(ぎゃっ)行(こう)した (gyakkō shita))

1. to go back, to regress, to retrograde

Conjugation

Conjugation of "逆行する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	逆行し	ぎゃっこうし	gyakkō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	逆行し	ぎゃっこうし	gyakkō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	逆行する	ぎゃっこうする	gyakkō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	逆行する	ぎゃっこうする	gyakkō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	逆行すれ	ぎゃっこうすれ	gyakkō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	逆行せよ¹ 逆行しろ²	ぎゃっこうせよ¹ ぎゃっこうしろ²	gyakkō seyo¹ gyakkō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	逆行される	ぎゃっこうされる	gyakkō sareru
Causative	逆行させる 逆行さす	ぎゃっこうさせる ぎゃっこうさす	gyakkō saseru gyakkō sasu
Potential	逆行できる	ぎゃっこうできる	gyakkō dekiru
Volitional	逆行しよう	ぎゃっこうしよう	gyakkō shiyō
Negative	逆行しない	ぎゃっこうしない	gyakkō shinai
Negative continuative	逆行せず	ぎゃっこうせず	gyakkō sezu
Formal	逆行します	ぎゃっこうします	gyakkō shimasu
Perfective	逆行した	ぎゃっこうした	gyakkō shita
Conjunctive	逆行して	ぎゃっこうして	gyakkō shite
Hypothetical conditional	逆行すれば	ぎゃっこうすれば	gyakkō sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

• “逆行”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
逆	行

Noun

逆行 • (yeokhaeng) (hangeul 역행)

1. hanja form^? of 역행